JPH11301609A - Automatic packaging apparatus for cup-like article - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a lower part of a cup-like article to be correctly supplied to a receive hole for receiving the lower part of the cup-like article of a carton equipped with the receive hole for automatic packaging. SOLUTION: The automatic packaging apparatus for cup-like articles comprises a stopper for collecting an appropriate number of cup-like articles (a) transferred in an appropriate number of lines by a conveyer 1, a suction conveyer provided above the collected cup-like articles (a) for sticking to an upper face of each of the collected cup-like articles (a) to supply the cup-like article (a) onto a carton transfer path 11 provided on its side for transferring and supplying the articles (a) in respective receive holes 13 of a carton 12, longitudinal array guides for positioning the cup-like articles (a) provided between the receive holes 13 and at both sides in an advancing direction of the carton 12 on an upper face of the receive holes 13 of the supplied carton 12, and lateral array guides 25, 26 for positioning the cup-like articles (a) which can advance and return from a side of the receive holes 13 of the carton 12 to between the receive holes 13 and both sides.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cup-shaped or bowl-shaped product (for example, a product in which dried noodles or the like are incorporated in a cup-shaped or bowl-shaped container and can be eaten just by pouring hot water. Etc. hereinafter referred to as “cup-shaped product”).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a cup-shaped product as described above has a tapered shape having no stability. Therefore, a tapered recess for receiving a lower half of the cup-shaped product is formed when packing the product. The tray was prepared, and the lower half of the cup-shaped product was inserted into the tapered recess to stabilize the product, and the product was stacked in an appropriate number of stages in a box such as a cardboard and packed.

[0003]

As described above, the tray
When a cup-shaped product is to be packed in a box, the preparation of the tray, its supply device, and other handling devices are required.

According to the present invention, there is provided a packaging container (hereinafter referred to as "carton") having a receiving hole for receiving a lower portion of a cup-shaped product in advance.
Say It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic packaging apparatus for cup-shaped products that can accurately supply and package the lower portion of the cup-shaped products into the receiving hole of (1).

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems Claim 1 of the present invention is as follows.
A stopper for assembling an appropriate number of cup-shaped products transferred to an appropriate number of rows by the conveyor, provided above the assembled cup-shaped products, and adsorbed on the upper surface of each of the assembled cup-shaped products, A suction transfer device for transferring and supplying the cup-shaped product to respective receiving holes of the carton supplied to the carton transfer path provided on the side thereof; A tandem guide for positioning the cup-shaped product provided between the receiving holes in the carton advancing direction and at both sides, and a positioning of the cup-shaped product which can be freely advanced and returned between the receiving holes and both sides from the side of the receiving hole. And a horizontal guide.
According to this configuration, the cup-shaped product can be accurately supplied to each of the receiving holes formed in the carton.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the vertical guides and the horizontal guides each have a triangular cross section, and the corners thereof are located upward. According to this configuration, the guide function of the cup-shaped product to the carton receiving hole is further improved.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of an automatic packaging apparatus for cup-shaped products of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic side view thereof, and FIG.
4 is a plan view of the vertical guide and the horizontal guide portion, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 3, and FIG. Perspective view, FIG.
8 is a side view showing a carton three-dimensional molding process, FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a carton three-dimensional molding state, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a completed packaging state of a cup-shaped product.

First, the transfer of the cup-shaped product a will be described. In the embodiment shown in the drawings, for example, as shown in FIGS. Then, they are transferred in a line by the belt conveyor 1, and in the transfer process, are separated and transferred in two lines by, for example, timely air injection from an air nozzle n.

Then, at the tip of the belt conveyor 1,
The wire conveyor 2 is provided one step lower, and the width is such that the wide opening of the cup-shaped product a is locked, and the cup-shaped product a transferred in the transfer process from the belt conveyor 1 to the wire conveyor 2 is inverted. The wide-mouth section is configured to be able to stand up.

[0010] Thereafter, the wire conveyors 3 and 4 having the same width are transferred forward by the wire conveyors 3 and 4 and the belt conveyor 5 provided below the wire conveyor 2 for stable transfer. .

Further, the wire conveyors 2, 3 and 4
Speed control and stoppers 6, 7, 8, 9
And a suitable number of cup-shaped products a transferred by the tip stopper 10 are collected.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the collection of the cup-shaped products a is performed simultaneously at two places c and d, and the automatic packaging described later is also performed simultaneously at two places to speed up the packaging process. It is configured to aim.

Above the cup-shaped products a assembled as described above, a carton transfer path provided on the side of the cup-shaped products a is adsorbed on the upper surface of each cup-shaped product a. An adsorption transfer device 14 is provided for transferring and supplying to each of the receiving holes 13 of the carton 12 supplied to 11.

The suction transfer device 14 is provided with a number of suction cups 15 corresponding to each of the cup-shaped products a assembled.
And an air cylinder 16 for moving the suction cup 15 up and down. Although not shown in detail, it is further configured to be able to move on the carton transfer path 11.

The carton transfer path 1 of the adsorption transfer device 14
In step 1, the suction transfer device 14 is slidably supported on a guide rail from the collection and suction point of the cup-shaped products a toward the carton transfer path 11, and the suction transfer device 14 is air-operated. This is performed by making the cylinder reciprocally movable with a screw rod.

Next, an example of transfer of the carton 12 and three-dimensional forming will be described. In the figure, reference numeral 17 denotes a carton magazine in which folded sheet-like cartons 12 are stacked in advance. Although not shown in detail, the lowermost sheet of the carton magazine 17 is a suction cup and the carton transfer path 1 is used.
1, for example, it is pulled down on a chain conveyor, the rear part thereof is pushed and conveyed forward, and in the conveying process, it is automatically three-dimensionally formed.

The molding process is shown in FIGS. That is, the bottom plate 12a is sucked and held by the suction cup 18, and the side plate 1 is held by the parallel link mechanism 20 having the suction cup 19 separately.
2b is erected vertically. At the same time, the opposite piece 12c constituting the receiving portion 21 of the cup-shaped product a is vertically erected by the erection plate 23 erected by the air cylinder 22 (see FIG. 7).

While maintaining the state, the cup-shaped product a
Is transferred by the adsorption transfer device 14, and the carton 12
(See FIG. 8).

Thereafter, the upper piece 12e is folded horizontally, the side piece 12f is folded vertically downward during the forward transfer process in the carton transfer path 11, and the side piece 12f and the opposite piece 12c are quickly folded. It is adhered by a dry adhesive (see FIG. 9). In the drawing, reference numeral 12d denotes a finger hook notch.

In the present invention, when supplying the cup-shaped product a to each of the receiving holes 13 of the carton 12, a grid-shaped guide is provided so that the cup-shaped product a is supplied to the receiving hole 13 reliably. Is provided.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, a receiving hole 1 for the carton 12 supplied to a predetermined position of the carton transfer path 11, that is, a supply position of the cup-shaped product a.
A column guide 23 for positioning the cup-shaped product a and a column guide 24 at both sides are previously provided between the receiving holes 13 in the traveling direction of the carton 12 on the upper surface portion.

The vertical guides 23 and 24 are formed in a unit, and do not hinder the transfer of the carton 12 and the subsequent transfer of the cup-shaped product a supplied to the receiving hole 13, so that the guides are predetermined. Position. Of course, it is preferable to be able to adjust up and down freely, so that it can be used for various cartons.

Further, a row guide 25 which can be advanced and returned between the receiving holes 13 from the side of the receiving hole 13 of the carton 12 and a row guide 26 at both sides for positioning the cup-shaped product a. Is provided.

The row guides 25 and 26 are formed as a unit and advance so as to cross at right angles to the column guides 23 and 24 before the supply of the cup-shaped product a to the receiving hole 13 of the carton 12. Then, the cup-shaped product a is supplied to the receiving hole 13 of the carton 12 and returned, so as not to hinder the forward transfer of the carton 12 and the cup-shaped product a thereafter.

The advance and return of the row guides 25 and 26 are performed by an air cylinder 27 and the like. Further, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. In the case where 14 are similarly provided at two locations, the row guides 25 and 26 are configured as a unit in the entirety of the two locations.

It is preferable that the vertical guides 23 and 24 and the horizontal guides 25 and 26 have a triangular cross section as shown in the figure, and that the corners thereof are located above. With such a configuration, the function of guiding the cup-shaped product a to the receiving hole 13 of the carton 12 can be improved.

That is, for example, even if the suction of the cup-shaped product a by the suction cup 15 is incomplete, and the bottom of the cup-shaped product a is located at a position slightly deviated from the position of the receiving hole 13 of the carton 12, the suction transfer is performed. The bottom of the cup-shaped product a supplied by the apparatus 14 is guided into the receiving hole 13 of the carton 12 along the triangular-shaped inclined surfaces of the vertical guides 23, 24 and the horizontal guides 25, 26. .

As described above, according to the present invention, when a suitable number of cup-shaped products a are transferred and supplied to the respective receiving holes 13 of the carton 12 by the suction transfer device 14, The product is accurately supplied to the receiving hole 13 by the vertical guides 23 and 24 and the horizontal guides 25 and 26 for positioning the cup-shaped product a.

[0029]

According to the present invention, the lower portion of the cup-shaped product is accurately supplied to each of the receiving holes of the carton having the receiving holes configured to receive the lower portion of the cup-shaped products in an appropriate number. And can be automatically packaged.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of an apparatus for automatically packaging cup-shaped products of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the automatic packaging apparatus for cup-shaped products of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a vertical guide and a horizontal guide.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a vertical guide and a horizontal guide.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a carton three-dimensional forming process.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a three-dimensionally formed state of the carton.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a completed packaging state of the cup-shaped product.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Belt conveyor 2,3,4 Wire conveyor 6,7,8,9 Stopper 10 Tip stopper 11 Carton transfer path 12 Carton 13 Receiving hole 14 Suction transfer device 23,24 Vertical guide 25,26 Horizontal guide

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A stopper for assembling an appropriate number of cup-shaped products transported in an appropriate number of rows by a conveyor, provided above the assembled cup-shaped products, and an upper surface of each of the assembled cup-shaped products. A suction transfer device for transferring and supplying the cup-shaped product to respective receiving holes of the carton supplied to the carton transfer path provided on the side thereof; A cascade guide for positioning cup-shaped products provided between and on both sides of the receiving hole in the carton traveling direction on the upper surface of the receiving hole, and can be freely advanced and returned between the receiving holes and on both sides from the side of the receiving hole. An automatic packaging apparatus for cup-shaped products, comprising: a row guide for positioning the cup-shaped products. 2. The automatic packaging apparatus for cup-shaped goods according to claim 1, wherein each of the vertical guides and the horizontal guides has a triangular cross section, and the corners thereof are located upward.